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Science In Action

A podcast by: BBC World Service

The BBC brings you all the week's science news.

Our American listeners can also listen to Science In Action at our American site

256 Episodes

An armada for asteroid Apophis?
Published 2024-04-25

Unexpected black hole in our galaxy
Published 2024-04-18
Bird flu in Antarctica
Published 2024-04-11
Earthquake in Taiwan
Published 2024-04-04
Star for a day
Published 2024-03-28
Out of Africa
Published 2024-03-21
Impacts of global warming
Published 2024-03-14
The first stars in the universe
Published 2024-03-07
One million genomes in two dimensions
Published 2024-02-29
Largest ever covid safety study
Published 2024-02-22
Climate scientist wins defamation case
Published 2024-02-15
Particle physics v climate change
Published 2024-02-08
Unethical data gathering in China
Published 2024-02-01
Drilling into the past
Published 2024-01-25
Swine fever in South East Asia
Published 2024-01-18
Seeking supernovas
Published 2024-01-11
Tackling tuberculosis in South Africa
Published 2024-01-04
Following in the footsteps of ancient humans
Published 2023-12-28
Volcanic eruption lights up Iceland
Published 2023-12-21
The science of morning sickness
Published 2023-12-14
Can carbon capture live up to its hype?
Published 2023-12-07
All aboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough
Published 2023-11-30
Fires in the Pantanal wetlands
Published 2023-11-23
Volcanic rumblings in Iceland
Published 2023-11-16
Sounds of the Cape
Published 2023-11-09
Climate emergency
Published 2023-11-02
Bird flu reaches Antarctic region
Published 2023-10-26
Alarm at Campi Flegrei, Italy
Published 2023-10-19
Devastating earthquakes hit Afghanistan
Published 2023-10-12
The best and the worst
Published 2023-10-05
Trilobite dinner
Published 2023-09-28
More likely, more intense
Published 2023-09-21
Deadly floods in Derna
Published 2023-09-14
Returning to the North Pole
Published 2023-09-07
Drowning coastal ecosystems
Published 2023-08-31
Brain-computer interfaces
Published 2023-08-24
The science behind the Hawaii fire
Published 2023-08-17
Pandemic surveillance system at risk
Published 2023-08-10
Bird Flu is back
Published 2023-08-03
Ocean current collapse
Published 2023-07-27

The BBC brings you all the week's science news.

256 Episodes

An armada for asteroid Apophis?

Unexpected black hole in our galaxy

Bird flu in Antarctica

Earthquake in Taiwan

Star for a day

Out of Africa

Impacts of global warming

The first stars in the universe

One million genomes in two dimensions

Largest ever covid safety study

Climate scientist wins defamation case

Particle physics v climate change

Unethical data gathering in China

Drilling into the past

Swine fever in South East Asia

Seeking supernovas

Tackling tuberculosis in South Africa

Following in the footsteps of ancient humans

Volcanic eruption lights up Iceland

The science of morning sickness

Can carbon capture live up to its hype?

All aboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough

Fires in the Pantanal wetlands

Volcanic rumblings in Iceland

Sounds of the Cape

Climate emergency

Bird flu reaches Antarctic region

Alarm at Campi Flegrei, Italy

Devastating earthquakes hit Afghanistan

The best and the worst

Trilobite dinner

More likely, more intense

Deadly floods in Derna

Returning to the North Pole

Drowning coastal ecosystems

Brain-computer interfaces

The science behind the Hawaii fire

Pandemic surveillance system at risk

Bird Flu is back

Ocean current collapse